Consumer & Fianancial Lit Chapter 4 Flashcards
Consignment shop
Retail store where people sell items and the owner of the shop gets a percentage of the sale.
Auction-
A public sale in which property of items of merchandise are sold to the highest bidder.
Cost-benefit analysis-
The process of quantifying costs and benefits a decision.
Estate sale-
Type of yard sale with more items, usually the entire contents of a household.
Foreclosure-
Process by which the holder of a mortgage sells the property of a homeowner who has not made interest and/ or principal payments on time as stipulated In the mortgage contract.
Integrity-
Having to do with a person’s honesty and moral attributes.
Markup-
The difference between the wholesale price and retail price.
Negotiate-
To bargain for a lower price.
Walk-away power-
The ability to walk away from a purchase when negotiating.